Staff Recommendation
APPROVE Certificate No. 113005MKT. Adopted Design Guidelines call for hanging signs that are no more than 4-6 square feet facing Market Square; however, this sign is on a side street removed from Market Square.
Historic Zoning Commission
Market Square H-1: Level I
12-G-05-HZ
Applicant Request
Level I. Standard repair
SignsSite Info
Vernacular Commercial (c.1935); Italianate Commercial (c.1880)Two story three bay brick building with modern single pane windows on front façade facing Market Square, chamfered corner. Two story Italianate Commercial rear portion with access from Union Avenue (323-327 Union) with arched brick corbelled windows, corbelled cornice, C. 1950 storefront with recessed entry.
The business applying for this sign is not located on Market Square. Requiring their sign onUnion to meet the size requirements of hanging signs on Market Square would remove the visibility that the tenant must have in order to attract foot traffic from Market and Gay Street. The sign is larger, but that size will be necessary if pedestrian traffic is to find it. In every way but size, the sign is consistent with the design requirements of the Market Square Design Guidelines for hanging signs.
Applicant
Location KnoxvillePat Pat McHugh - Indigo (323-327 Union) Indigo (323-327 Union)
2 Market Square
Owner
Pat McHugh
- Status
- Application Filed
November 30, 2005
HeardDecember 15, 2005
DeniedDecember 15, 2005
